Tang Hui-jen (Chinese: 湯蕙禎; born 3 October 1954) is a Taiwanese politician.

Early life and education

edit

Tang was born in Taoyuan on 3 October 1954 and studied law at National Taiwan University.[1][2]

Political career

edit

Tang served on the National Assembly from 1996 to 2000.[1] She later worked for the legal affairs department of the Taoyuan County government and subsequently led the Taoyuan City Government Department of Civil Affairs.[1][3] Tang was elected to the 10th Legislative Yuan on the Democratic Progressive Party list via proportional representation.[1][2]

In November 2020, Tang attended the tenth anniversary celebration of the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation.[4] In March 2021, Tang advocated for victims of revenge pornography to have increased legal protections, and expressed support for the establishment of a legal framework for the crimes of stalking and harassment.[5] The next month, Tang called for existing regulations on Chinese publications to be more strictly enforced.[6] In August 2022, she drew attention to a non-profit collecting human hair and nylon stockings for use as an absorbent to clean up oil spills.[7]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d "Tang Hui-jen (10)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "16號 湯蕙禎". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Taoyuan lost in translation". Taipei Times. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Taoyuan International Airport Corp turns 10". Taipei Times. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ Yang, Chun-hui; Madjar, Kayleigh (9 March 2021). "Harassment bills 'left in limbo'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ Chung, Li-hua (3 April 2021). "Lawmaker warns about Chinese books". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ Kuo, Chien-shen; Kao, Evelyn (31 August 2022). "Group promotes use of hair trimmings, stockings to clean up oil spills". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 September 2022. Republished as: "Hair drive to clean oil spills". Taipei Times. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.